Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 9,049 sheep comprising of 115 Spring lambs, 5,447 hoggs and 3,487 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 15th  May 2025.

SPRING LAMBS
An increased show of new season spring lamb sold to the same trade as last week. In spec lambs meeting high demand whilst heavier lambs will see improvements in trade in the coming weeks. Please keep in touch with our auctioneers who will be advise on when best to market your spring lamb.

Topping the sale at £172 was a single Suffolk lamb from Hillside

Top price per kilo went to a Texel lamb at 400p from 5 Kirkhope Steading

Overall average of 334.4p (SQQ 350.89p)

Principal prices (Per kilo)
Texel – 400p, 384p 5 Kirkhope Steading, 380p Paradise, 373p Studholm, 372.7p Guardsmill, 372.5p Kimmeter Green Cottage, 371.4p Wellbank Mains
Suffolk – 370p Paradise, 368.3p Wellbank
Hampshire – 321p, 320p Barnhill Mews

Principal prices (Per head)
Suffolk - £172, £162 & £156 Hillside, £156 Wellbank Mains, £155 Guardsmill
Texel - £164 Guardsmill, £164 The Knock, £161, £157 Kimmeter Green Cottage, £156 North Cowshaw, £156 Wellbank Mains
Hampshire - £154 & £153 Hartbush

 

PRIME HOGGS
An increased and very mixed show of hoggs proved harder to sell albeit trade at Longtown better than held its own this day. Customers are advised to keep selling as the season nears the final curtain. Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers.

Topping the sale was a Texel at £215 from Merkland

Top price per kilo 368p for Texels from High Dalrioch

Overall average of 285.34p (SQQ 294.07p)

Principal prices (Per head)
Texel – £215 Merkland, £180 Thackwood, £176 Sykehead, £170 Yatesfield & Ireshope Plains, £168 Northway.

Beltex – £182 Easter Balgillo & Newton Cottages, £180 Easter Balgillo & Balcairn, £176 Easter Balgillo, £173 Baldovie,  £172 Easter Balgillo.
Blue Texel – £178 Easter Balgillo
Dutch Spotted – £176 Newton Cottages, £148 Hillside
Dutch Texel – £168, £146, £134 Howard House.
Hill Cheviot – £168 Newton Cottages, £155 Copperthorns, £154 Maidencots, £150 Kirkland of Longcastle, East Deloraine, The Old Gas House & Easter Balgillo, £148 Sykehead.
Suffolk – £162 Sykehead and West Scales, £160 West Newlands and Nookclose, £158 Beckfoot, Harbarrow, Hillside and Upper Auquhadlie, £156 Larkhall and Sykehead, £155 Nethertofts & Sykehead, £154 Ireshope Plains.
Cheviot Mule – £157, £154 Kirkland of Longcastle, £142 Cassington, £139 Purdomstone, £124 Cassington.
Kerry – £155, £145 West Scales, £129 Copperthorns.
Charollais – £152 Upper Auquhadlie.
Blackface – £150 Yatesfield, £148 Hillside, £143 Newhouse, £142, £140 Heathery Hall, £139 Dyke Farm.
North Country Cheviot – £148 Hillside, £142 Catslackburn, £132 Moss Edge, £129 Torkirra, £128 Dairy Barn.
Easycare – £145 Balcairn, £142 Sykehead, £133, £119 Castle Farm.
Leicester – £144 Belzies.

Cross – £143 Sykehead, £142 Corsencon, Maidencots, Heathery Hall & West Newlands, £140 Ireshope Plains, £139 Tullochallum, £138 West Newlands.
Welsh Mule – £140 Tetcott
Herdwick – £140 Sykehead, £132 Bridge End, £127 Ashley Park, £113 Cardewlees.
Half Bred – £136 The Hagg, £124 Monklaw.
Swaledale – £130, £128 Ireshope Plains, £124 Pasture House, £112 Newfield, £111 Heathery Hall.
Zwartles – £129 Harbarrow, £127 Heugh.
Ryeland – £128, £126 Morrell Hill.
Oxford – £127 Guards.
Hampshire – £126 Killinochonoch.
Badgerface – £121 Heathery Hall.
Romney – £114 Crown Square.
Jacob – £110 Shethin.
Kendal Rough – £110 Heugh.
Dorset – £110 Crown Square.
Rouge – £108 Hillside.
Dartmoor – £108, £98 Burnhead
Shetland – £100 Hillside, £95 Westcott, £82 Upper Rigg.

Principal prices (Per kilo)
Texel – 368p High Dalrioch, 352p Howard House, 345.5p Hillside, 335.1p Ballochgair, 333p East Raffles.
Beltex – 357p, 350p Easter Balgillo, 341p Yatesfield, 340.9p Pasture House, 338p Easter Balgillo.
Hill Cheviot – 331.7p St John’s Kirk, 325.6p, 325p Plumpe, 324p Heathery Hall, 323.7p Twislehope.
Suffolk – 328.6p St John’s Kir, 326p Tormore & Dunbeath 319p Harbarrow & Copperthorns, 315p Hillside, 313.2p Westerhopeburn.
Blackface – 323.1p, 321p, 320.6p, 319p Heathery Hall, 311p Copperthorns.
Cross – 319p, 302.1p Heathery Hall, 302p Tullochallum, 295.5p Heathery Hall, 295.3p High Croft House.
Herdwick – 314.3p Bridge End, 302p Ashley Park, 280p Sykehead, 275.6p Cardewlees, 267p Pasture House.
North Country Cheviot – 312p, 310p Dairy Barn, 300p Moss Edge, 258p Torkirra.
Cheviot Mule – 295.7p Purdomstone, 253.6p Cassington, 253.2p, 248p Kirkland of Longcastle.
Badger Face – 295.1p Heathery Hall.
Zwartbles – 293.2p Harbarrow, 276p Heugh.
Dartmoor – 290.3p Westcott, 233p Burnhead
Dutch Texel – 289.7p, 286.3p Howard House.
Rouge – 277p Hillside.
Dutch Spotted – 274.1p Hillside, 248p Newton Cottages.
Half Bred – 273.2p Newfield, 257p The Hagg, 253.1p Monklaw.
Charollais – 271.4p Upper Auquhadlie.
Welsh Mule – 269.2p Tetcott
Leicester – 244.1p Belzies.
Blue Texel – 237p Easter Balgillo
Easycare – 305p Castle Farm, 290p Sykehead, 289.1p Castle Farm, 264p Balcairn.
Swaledale –295p Ireshope Plains, 284.6p Heathery Hall, 284p Ireshope Plains, 269.6p Pasture House.
Ryeland – 263p Morrell Hill, 252.2p Pasture House.
Jacob – 268.3p Shethin.
Shetland – 287.9p Westcott, 286p Hillside, 241.2p Upper Rigg.
Romney – 271.4p Crown Square.
Oxford – 288.6p Guards.
Kerry – 293.2p Copperthorns, 274p West Scales.

 

CAST EWES AND RAMS
A huge show of ewes for the time of year as Longtown delivers the numbers again. Heavy ewes remain in big demand whilst plain ewes would meet slight resistance.

Heavy ewes topped £360 for a single Texel ewe from M/s Duncan, Low Edge

Lightweight ewes topped at £225 for a pen of 19 Cheviots from M/s Shaw, Smailholm

Rams to £360 for 3 Texels from Robson, Yatesfield

Heavy ewes
Texel - £360 Low Edge, £340 Edisford Bridge, £320 Lords Lot, £315, £310 & £300 Low Edge, £300 Shethin, £300 Edisford Bridge, £300 Arkleby House
Beltex - £315, £290 Haas Side, £255 No2 Newton Cottage,
Charollais - £315 Beckfoot, £245 Baldovie, £245 Thackwood, £220 Paradise
Suffolk - £250 Balldovie, £240 (x2) & £235 Beckfoot, £235 Shethin, £235 Wellbank Mains, £235 Edisford Bridge
Blue Texel - £230 Wellbank, £155 Easter Balgillo
Millennium Bleu - £225 Drumreach
Bluefaced Leicester - £222 Romesbeoch, £200 Morly Hill, £188 Purdomstone
Cheviot Mule - £215 Shethin, £210 Jethart, £192 Howard House, £190 Ormiston
Cross - £215 Barnhill Mews, £208 Shethin, £198 High Machriemore, £198 Edisford Bridge
North Country Cheviots - £210 Bleakfield, £210 & £195 Aimster, £190 Ballinloan
Zwartable - £210 Cleughbrae £195 Drumreach
Lleyn - £192 Ashley Park, £172 Thirwell
Dorset - £142 Preston Tilrey, £140 Oak Tree
Easycare - £130 Villa View, £128 Clachan Mor
Border Leicester - £118 Achalone Croft
Ryeland - £112 Romanway

Light ewes
Cheviot - £225, £210 Smailholm, £188 Dalmore
Blackface - £156 Mouldyhills, £155 Corsencon, £150 Syke Head, £150 High Farside
Jacob - £154 & £128 Edisford Bridges
Woodlan - £145 Marygate
Swaledale - £140 Morley Hill, £132 Ralphshield
Kendal Rough - £110 Lynnshield
Herdwick - £96 Great Bidlake, £90 Causey View, £88 Romanway, £80 Arkleby House
Shetland - £92 Hill Field, £70 Copperbeech
Goat - £80 Moss Edge
Hebridean - £70 & £60 Villa View

Rams
Texel - £260 Yatesfield, £235 Merkland, £230 Thackwood, £230 Shethin
Beltex - £235 Yatesfield, £225 Hill Field, £200 Banks Head
Blue Leicester - £210 Cleughbrae, £200 Clonrae
Cheviot - £210 Catslackburn, £180 Achalone, £180 Hindhope, £180 Catslackburn
Blue Texel - £200 Banks Head
Blackface - £170 Yatesfield, £160 Mouldyhills, £155 4 Wellaprk, £150 Granton Mill
Dorset - £170 Beckfoot
Swaledale - £168 Cleuchbrae
Zwartable - £165 Hill Field
Suffolk - £160 Guards
Easycare - £155 Clachan Mor, £152 Castle Farm
Kerry Hill - £98 The Kennels

Averages:
Spring Lambs
Standard to      400p (348.65p)
Medium to         380p (351.18p)
Heavy to             335p (327.06p)
O/Weight to      294.5p (288.89p)

Hoggs
Light to                 368p (264.66p)
Standard to      345.5p (291.08p)
Medium to        341p (300.73p)
Heavy to              357p (276.05p)

Ewes
Light to                 £225 (£100.23)
Heavy to             £360 (£169.64)
Rams to               £260 (£152.39)

 

OTM
Top price per kilo was a Hereford Cow at 284p from Briggs, Georgefield.

Top price per head went to a Hereford Bull at £2031.75 from Briggs, Georgefield.

Reminder that the next sale of Northern Counties & Scottish Prime Cattle & Prime Bulls to commence Thursday 5th June at 1pm, following the weekly sale of cast cows. Sales of prime cattle & prime bulls thereafter will take place the first Thursday of every month.
For more information, please contact our auctioneers.

PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO
Hereford  - 284p Georgefield

PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD
Hereford - £2031.75 Georgefield

John Walton 07880 527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029
Joe Conley 07442 246 063

 

corresponding week 2024 sale report